just three buses will be running from 5 locations in the east bay. and your last option is the ferry services. boats will be running all day from three different locations in the east bay. but after the fireworks show, there will only be four ferry's providing return service. on thursday night, the biggest toby at pier 39 and 1/4 airpark. the biggest- could be at. 39 and the berkeley marina. and at the san francisco and in foster city, central park. and the dave brubeck park. several other locations and most are starting at 9:15, 9:20. fireworks preparations underway at the municipal pier at aquatic park. that's one of two locations for the fireworks launch. the other location is a barge off pier 39. you're looking the mortar tubes which will hold the individual pyro- technics. they vary in size, and yesterday crews were assembling the containers for the tubes to get the best effect possible. as in years past, the shells will be set off electronically and the bursts of color will be choreographed to music. in all, some 8-to 10- thousand fireworks will

area will be in the '60s and '70s, to malraux appeared >> south bay will be in the upper>> 70 in cupertino. late '80s in the inland valleys appeared in line 85 in livermore and antioch. >> upper 50s and low 60's in the coast line. >> you could watch the weather forecast on i 247 bay area news channel on comcast channel 193. >> now will have the sports report would gary radnich. the >> hi see hong soar in mahwah and and on have been there in jeter is back >> bashkir injured his squad in the eighth inninthe year intd his leg. >> wha today he was joined by general manager bob myers who talked about their initial meeting with igoudala a few weeks ago owners thought they would have to convince him to come sot: bob myers sot: andre igoudala puig came in second to atlantas fredie freeman. puig not voted to all-star yasiel puig was beat out by freeman - who also beat out hunter pence puig batting.394 with 8 homers and 19 rbi freeman set a record with 19.7 million online hitting their keyboard over and over and over. million votes though mlb wouldn't say how many he, or pence got.

it will be 62 on the bay today. bundle up. gill roy has the festival going on, forecast high of 80 degrees. if you want to catch a game, giants are playing the cubs at 6:05. it will be breezy and cool. speaking of cool, there's a look towards the bay bridge. drizzle, dense fog. sun coming out inland though. mild weather inland. warming up later in the week. we're going to have to wait until wednesday or thursday for that. satellite and radar shows the lapse here. thunderstorms is moving into nevada. strong on shore flow, a lot fog offshore. because of the presence of the lows out in the pacific, that lower pressure means lower temperatures. it will be about 5 degrees below average inland and about 3 degree below average along the shoreline. partly cloudy skies on monday. morning fog. if you're travels take you to denver, thunderstorms. new york has partly cloudy skies, in chicago partly cloudy. san francisco manages just 62. not a lot of clearing, especially in the sunset district. 74 degrees in san jose. in the extended foreca

this will be on all five bridges but the bay bridge will only be active to 7:00 p.m..his worked out so that all the major corridors can carry. caltran is working on this right now. >> the san mateo bridge has no extra traffic right now. the golden gate bridge is still delay free across the span 1101 in the southbound direction. here is a look at the east shore corridor interstate 80. the traffic is already backing up leading west towards highway 4. it is slow from willow. this is the area that i am talking about. 680 south bound is starting to slow leading into walnut creek. this is a another corridor we expect to see more car traffic. the westward trip on interstate 580 so far the dublin grave is clear. it is still an easy ride for south bay freeway. >> here is an update for some alternates that are available for you. >> here is a look a.c. transit first. this is probably most people will take. you can't use any of these elector buses.letter buse. generally, these buses run every 30 minutes. once these buses leave that will go across the bridge where we are already se

bay. it will be mild around the bay from 67 in san francisco to 74 in oakland. in the south bay we will be around 80 in sunnyvale and at the coast the clouds will linger >> have a great day. leyla gulen? >> we are tracking an accident involving a big rig northbound 101 in san jose. we will get to that in a minute but right now we are looking at heavy traffic over the altamont pass. look at this: plenty of red at 34 miles per hour in the last half hour. you can see the traffic is building incredibly as we make it in the westbound distribution. through the pass you are at 36 miles per hour and then top speed in the westbound direction and toward livermore. the mass transit shows four-hour delay on the starlight amtrak train number 14 because of police activity in martinez. it is on the way but it is delayed. bart, muni, and everything else is on time. the bay bridge toll plaza is wide open and clear from emeryville to san francisco. >> 5:30 1. who are learning more of the pilots of the asiana 777. the man at controls had little experience with the aircraft and nev

and fog and cloud coverage will happen later this afternoon. >> the afternoon highs in the south bay will bes and '90s. >> mid '80s for santa clara and san jose. >> low 90s for antioch. '90s for livermore. >> mid to upper seventies in the east bay shores. >> 64 degrees and ocean beach pier >> upper 60s for downtown san francisco. >> 834 santa rosa appeared >> 7 day around the bay shows a pretty similar conditions to today. >> will cool off into the work week next week and will be back in the '90s by thursday. >> back to you >> now time for the kron 4 news tech report with gabe slate. >> global klay >> global >> google klay entertainment is the latest technology that is taking over with games and music right from your mobile device. >> google play is the latest technology for movies games that you can play one monthly fee for a listen to as much music in japan for one month. >> the great thing about google music all accesses that you pay one monthly fee and get access all the new music and music and games. >> log on to kron 4 dock come for more information on the global music. >> weekend. we'

bay. it will be overseen by the east bay aids center at alta bay summit medical center in oakland.t this wedding. instead of taking a trip down the aisle, this couple decided to dive in offe1 the coast of western japan with 30 of their closest friends to witness this underwater wedding. all of t(them, as you can see, sporting scuba gear. the bride and groom saying their i dos some 50 feet below the surface of the pacific. they still wore that classic attire, they said their i dos with hand signs, and they kt(rá" underwater. no, there was no wedding cake. but canned pineappuo okinstead. no shocker, the bridet( is a instructor, though her new hubby is only a beginner. she guided him through it. >> wow. >> that is quite the video. >> very original. >> thanks for joining us here at 5:00. brian williams is next from washington, d.c. >>> on the broadcast tonight, the fallout from the not guilty verdict in the zimmerman trial. protests and calls for calm while the feds are mulling over a different case against zimmerman. >>> dangerous heat across a huge part of this country. tonight, mill

not entirely cool here for san francisco, 73, go to half moon bay, it will be 67, 68 in bodega bay. can see a huge contrast in temperatures from the coast to the interior bay locations. all right, the 4th of july is on the minds of a lot of you. the hottest, of course, fourth of july location will be the east bay, temperatures in the upper 90s at 6:00 p.m., by 9:00 p.m. mid-70s. in san francisco, we can't rule out a little bit of fog as the cooling weather arrives with mid to upper 60s on the fourth. we'll see areas of fog. but they lit those fireworks off pretty low down near the embarcadero to help in situations where we can't control mother nature. those other situations where we can't, of course. as we head throughout friday we'll see temperatures cooling off. we'll go with 80s, and 60s at the coastline, that's not too bad on saturday. 87 degrees. i worked hard to get that 87 for saturday. >> can you move it to thursday? >> oh, my god, never good enough. >> i'm teasing, indoor fourth of july, it's a whole new thing. it's very fashionable. >>> coming up, business owners get more

be 10 to 20 to greased cooler. you may see low 90's and britain would but the rest of the bay area will be in the '80s if not lower.for the east bay shoreline the temperatures are in the '70s and castro valley will have a high of 74 degrees. as we turn the attention to the south bay it will be a gorgeous but just not toasty. 78 degrees is expected for san leandro. for those of you going to love one's country, it is a friday and apple will have a high of 83 degrees. as we take a look at the extended forecast you will notice some changes. >> no longer we are tracking any heat advisories. you do not have to a exercise earlier. it will be quiet and just a pattern of the morning fog. the time is 6:17 a.m.. we will not take a look at traffic with george. >> we are not tracking any hot spots for your commute. let's start with the bay bridge. we have light conditions at the toll plaza and the metering lights have not been activated for the westbound ride. there was an earlier, install that has cleared. the san mateo bridge has a wind advisory about two hours ago. the golden gate bridge is a beautiful ride with light traffi

bay area. not just the beach getting beautiful conditions. santa cruz, what a gorgeous day to be out there. e still giving this warning for mariners out there. we have a very, very rare occurrence. slow down for whales, especially if you're traveling right outside the san francisco bay. below ten knots, about half as fast as you normally go. there's a high concentration of humpback whales, gray whales, blue whales and fin whales. the word on the street is there's an abundance of krill. mike has lit up. maybe he's hungry this morning. that's the reason they're out there. it's great whale watching opportunity. if you have the time off with your kids, what a great thing to check out. 95 degrees today in the inland cities. make sure you're ready for that. elsewhere we'll start to see temperatures6 really drop off friday. 64 degrees at the coast. temperatures are going to be comfortable this weekend for just about anything you want to do, just feels a little sticky out there. i know that krill sounds delicio delicious. >> i misheard you. i thought you said grill and i got all excited. everybody

the hottest fourth of july of course will be in the east bay. temperatures by 9:00 in the mid-70s and of course the coolest will be san francisco, a little bit of haze and stratus temperatures in the mid-60s. you should be able to see the fireworks lifting off. even if cloud cover comes by you will be able to see it. 100 on thursday. on friday and saturday cooler changes for us. 60s at the coastline. i think you both may be enjoying the fourth of july tomorrow. maybe some vacation, i hear? >> is tomorrow the fourth? >> it is. >> we will be enjoying it. >> will you be here? >> i will be here. i thought i would announce the schedules. >> we'll save you a spot on the barbecue. >> thank you. >> let's get to sports. >> where has feldy been? >> i haven't seen him in a long time. >> i've been around. i wasn't invited to raj's barbecue tomorrow. >> the invite is in the mail. >> i'll check my mailbox. the giants may have hit rock bottom after being no hit in cincinnati. but no rest for the weary as they continued their ten-game road trip in the midwest. c

low 90s in san temperatures will be in the kron 4 7 day around the bay temperatures will be above the seasonal average. and traffic with george? >> good morning, ericka. we are looking at a decent conditions because this is not a normal commute and day. it is light all round the bay. and also, taking a look at public transportation. if you're trying to get into the ac transit is providing every 15 minutes. and you can find that additional service on each appropriate route. through the oakland, and the east bay will be running to the sunday schedule. the commute seems to be getting more organized as we go into day four of the bart back to our top story on to our top story. no bart trains today as the strike enters its fourth day with no end in sight. kron 4's will tran is live in downtown oakland with the talks. will? >> reporter: james, because there is no agreement is very likely that it will go to the fifth day. and even if they do reach a deal it is going to take at least 18 hours to get things back to speed. however, if you can see at 20 it/broadway. we saw the lines wrapping arou

weather ahead for sunday and into next week. >> still ahead london is planning for the new birth of the bay beo the from perry >> the san francisco zoo is what clinton is first baby gorilla. >> san francisco zoo is next affecting is first baby gorilla. >> will be back after the >> the dow picked up 78 points. >> the s&p rose eight points today appeared >> london is preparing a big welcome for the world baby appeared >> when the baby is born the will be a 62 gun salute. >> there will also let the london i. >> reporters are staked out at the london hospital awaiting baby cakes are rival appeared >> at a children's boutique in san francisco there are a lot of examples of what people are looking for to buy the new baby appeared >> to the fuss over babies and baby merchandise is big business. lacher customers spend over $49 billion on baby items. >> san francisco welcome a newborn baby gorilla. >> these photos on a kron 4 news page appeared >> to look at the new baby girl appeared >> coming up dine and a dish with bt liviakis. >> will be back after the break. >> [ man ] we have a go for auto sequen

north bay counties being impacted. back through towards almeida. not expecting too much in san jose. don't worry sphyif you are not fan of the cloud cover fog holding steady. daytime highs for tomorrow going a little cooler with this on shore flow now pretty strong for a second day. 84 in san jose. 87 in morgan hill. it is going to be warm, closer to average in the east bay. 84 in castro valley. going down in livermore with 87 degrees. san francisco 66 and 75 expected in san rafael. we have the tropical low pressure offshore keeping cooler temperatures in place over the next two or three days in the forecast. mid to upper 80s all the way through this weekend inland. plenty of sunshine by the afternoon and 60s at the coast. tomorrow morning keep our eyes to the sky as the subtropical humid flow to the south. we have a ten percent chance of maybe an isolated thunderstorm. >>> up next americans may be exercising more and living longerer but a new study says americans aren't necessarily healthier. >>> we are continuing to follow breaking news out of oa

be the most dangerous. it could gust as high as 40 miles per hour. generally for most of the bay it will be 10 to 20. still stays breezy to windy here for the most part. watch those fireworks if you're not going to some sort of professional show. meanwhile, in the south bay, it's going to be one of the clearest fourth of julys here. we'll take you to the hottest as we showed you in the 5:00 show. that's the east bay. 83 degrees at 9:00. also a little bit of humidity in the atmosphere. make sure to drink plenty of water. by 11:00. we still expect to be in the 70s. you may be going to san francisco to escape this heat. bring the light jacket. we'll see temperatures in the low 60s by 11:00. not a fog out. let's check the skies here in our high-definition sky camera network. in san jose, there are those clear skies. the clearest across the bay area now. and as we take you off to the north, you'll see here in fremont looking excellent with the flag blowing on your screen. and off to the north in emoriville, it is haze eye as the moisture is starting to increase. some stratus expected tonight. and down towa

quiet from the embarcadero to the ferry building, and we will talk about how it will be hot inland remain what armed the bay, but, head to our beaches and it will be mild to cool at a few beaches enemy the ones that stay cloudy to the weekend. do not worry about a "spare the air" day our air quality is fine everywhere although some do not like to make the drive with a "spare the air" day. storms are possible next week the we will keep an eye on that next week. we are starting to see the day unfold in the east bay valley and you can see a ribbon of cloud cover through there and 24 coming from walnut creek around lafayette headed to orinda. now, temperatures today are seven degrees warmer-than-average in livermore and three in napa so the further inland you go the more likely you are to be warmer-than-average. and redwood city is a couple of degrees of normal. the cloud cov pulls out by noon and we will be sunny with sun developing along the coast. temperatures erupting mainly in the 80's in our inland and south bay and 70's throughout most of the bay and upper 60's at the coast and san francisco. we will dro

boats will be running all locations in the east bay. there will only be four ferry's providing return service. perhaps teams had too many brownies? our producer broad and that some brownies. take a look to our forecast. >> current conditions, stormtracker 4, showing unsettled conditions. let me shelley to our mount tam cam all of these areas highlighted in pink indicating triple digits. we have seen our share of warm evenings. a fairly long stretch. we will continue for that just for today. however, today is also going to be warm for the fourth of july celebrations. turning our attention to the east bayshore. not that bad. it is shaping up to be a gorgeous day in the south bay. perfect for a pool party. 97-99. and a san francisco, the low 70's. if you're going to the goa the wine country. we are talking about mid 90's in napa, sonoma and rohnert park. your fireworks forecast looks for mid-60s along the waterfront. it is going to be nice along the embarcadero. cloud coverage possible. and the wind at 8 m.p.h.-15 m.p.h. this ridge of high

bart will be running seven charter busses from five different locations in the east bay. but by the time the evening commute comes, things should be back to normal. and bart released this statement from general manager grace crunican. it reads, "unfortunately the issues that brought us to this point remain unresolved. despite lots of hard work, bart and its unions have failed to come to an agreement on contract issues. we still have a wide gap of disagreements to bridge over the next 30 days. what we share in common is a commitment to our passengers and the mission of public transit. it is my resolve to bargain in good faith and keep the trains running. i want to welcome back all the bart employees who have been on strike. now lets get the trains moving. union representatives also made statements last night after the announcement. >> we believe we will be able to get a contract on and 30 days. >> i also want to thank the members of fdr you for their courage and commitment to make sure that the conditions under which they work are fair and say for them and fair and safe for

bay. this weekend, want to cool down? temperatures will be in the mid 60s in the bay. stern grove will turn 19th avenue into one big parking lot. 65 degrees for the festival there today. the sunshine will be limited near the shore today. but we do look for plenty of sun inland. numbers today, maybe a degree or two cooler. look at this big packet of clouds in the south land, working their way to the north. we are not getting anything like what they had in vegas. we will get high clouds comeing in from the south and temperatures today will be a little cooler. 70 in oakland. 88 in livermore. down in the south bay, it will be near 80 degrees, santa clara, 85. 87 at morgan hill. still warm away from the marine environment. 87 at danville. up in the north bay, nice, sunshine is out. they will have a forecast high of 80 at kenfield. 65 in sausalito. you want a roast in the north? ukiah, 102 degrees. beautiful spot in kelseyville. >>> a few clouds tomorrow, maybe a chance of a sprinkle monday. you heard it here first and the extended forecast is calling for plenty of sunshine.

but this is the 7th day and it looks like there will be patchy fog, 70s around the bay being unless we get a breeze, it is 74 in field fair field. you can see over marin county taking place, it is nice and hot for some and a few isolated showers, fog near the coast and mainly it is favoring the san mateo coast. antioch brentwood, that there come a muggy feel and it will be cooler as we go into the weekend. >>> new rights for transgender students. the bill is headed to the governor's desk and he could give those students chases in america's schools. >>> why the director is threatening to call everything often. >>> good morning, traffic on the bay bridge looks good, we will tell you what is happening about the bart strike. look at them kids... they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grum

2ñ w be open again across the bay area today. en centers will be open in san jose through tomorrow through 8:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. they include the community centers. you want to tell anybody who needs that you can have those available to you. we will have a complete list on our website on nbcbayarea.com. >> i will be really curious with 4th of july right around the corner whether shows will be cancelled. >>. >> it is going to be. we will not see heat break that much as we get into independence day. you want to put on the radar the fact that bart might not be working. so everybody who typically goes to san francisco for the fireworks you might not be able to do so this year with mass transit. 63 in oakland. yea independence day. a lot to look forward to. today we peak. we level off tomorrow and then we start to gradually cool you down. between thursday and friday we have a significant dropoff. will show you that when we get to your seven day outlook. for today the areas in red is the hottest. 90s to 100 degree plus readings. highest

and that it will be going on for that part of the bay. w draft for the rescues and the areas with the low water. and that they could also be using the pump water should the city's water system ever go down. >> the city will be continuing to decrease despite the spike. and it will be last yore at this point. and it will be that there. and that they will need to start to realize that they did not do that to increase for the 23-year-old woman accused in the twin peeks neighborhood to face that. it will be the status hearing for them. and the pedestrians last december near the twin peaks number. it'll be under the influence at the time of the crash as three other peds hit survived. >>> the man accused in the mass murderer of the neighborhood is also scheduled to be in court this week for the preliminary hearing as they plead not guilty to killing five people in the home last year near san francisco's city college as they believe that luke knew all the victims and that there are reports that they may have stem from a dispute over the gambling d

be over the dublin b.a.r.t. area. traffic certainly picking up as bayrea roads expected to be really packed today, since no b.a.r.t. trains will be running at all. taking a look at the san mateo bridge this morning, bridges all over the bay area also expected to be especially crowded this morning. you're advised to carpool, tele commute, go in later if you can. mike inouye will be along in ten minutes with a look at your morning commute and alternatives. >>> 4:45. bad news this morning for bay area college students. some of the rates on their student loans about to double. seema mody is live to explain that. and also take a look at how futures are trading on this monday. seema, good morning. >> marla, good morning. futures right now higher as investors kick off the second half of the trading year. markets have had a good surge in 2013, even despite the volatility over the past few weeks. people fretting over what the fed will do with interest rates. the dow had its first best half since 1999 and both the dow and sapp sp 500 index doing well. data out to

it will be mild around the bay, but notice the coast, increasing clouds, increasing breezes, and it will be a brisk day at 59 to 64 for you. enjoy it. leyla gulen has the morning commute. >> i do is a couple of accidents to talk about both in the east bay. as we take you over to northbound 880 this is where we have a solo vehicle spinout so in the northbound direction to catch dumbarton you will be met with that accident. we have this off of the dumbarton eastbound 84 at thornton avenue and that is involving a couple of cars blocking one lane there but it looks like everything is moving along just fine. outside right now to our walnut creek drive, 680, away from concord to the 24 junction you can see a few cars but it is still a short nine-minute drive. >> thank you, the bart strike is over and bart workers are getting ready to go back to work, but the unions and management have still not agreed on a new contract. abc7 news reporter is at the lake merritt bart station in oakland. amy? >> good morning, it is over for now. but not for good. for now you will not see picketers at the bart st

be in the low 60's. you will see an increase in a cloud cover across the bay. 's will be playing the angels. their pitches that 7 of 5:00 p.m.. your 7 their around the b:05p. >> anthony weiner has spent a lot of time this week perot dealing with a new sexting item o a >> he became a little bit control and forced 10. he would tell me that he would be jealous and he will look get my face frequently. he was jealous of other men called for me or complimenting me. >> interim your stated that she is not try to make money. she feels guilty about what she calls for the marriage. she stated that she came for because she one of the voters of new york to have the full story before that went to the polls. >> in this latest scandal, it is having-bass he has dropped significantly in the polls. >> if you have palm trees that you want to sail there is a bay area man who wants to buy them from you. at landscapes subcontractor for the eastern of replacements and of the bay bridge is looking to buy 96 palm trees. so far, the city of san jose is selling to an santa clara county is

afternoon sunshine for union city and interior east bay, a little cooler. it will be brentwood 90, 88 pleasanton. >> seven-day forecast, if we see any of this moisture at all reach the bay area best day will be tuesday and slim chance. you will notice increased humidity on that i day. thursday and friday, sunshine galore and sunshine in all locations. >> ama: rick kwan is in for shu tonight. >> phil mickelson, today's win topped them all. phil mickelson was dealing with a disappointment of a second place finish at the u.s. open. today in scotland he was second to none. came from five strokes back to score. els was never in contention but best shot. his ball slides into a cup for an eagle. tiger could never figure out the greens and tied for sixth. lee westwood faded thanks to five bogeys. he had a final round 75. mickelson got hot with birdie on 13 and 14. that put him one under. adam scott dropped him in a tie with mickelson. lefty pulled away with a birdie on 17. here on 18, a great approach. it avoids going into the bunker and rolls toward the cup about ten feet aw

if you are heading up to up one country it will be 83 degrees. >> your 7 day around the bay shows thatwill get a little bit cooler for the in the workweek. saturday and sunday the temperatures will be back in the upper 80s. the time is 5:49 a.m.. now on to weather with george. >> the volume is building up the bay bridge toll plaza.am woe are where the bart is back working. here, you could see the westbound ride is back up in the cash lanes leading to the toll plaza. it has been like this for the past 20 minutes. we normally do now see this just before 6:00 a.m.. we may see the major relies activated within the next 10 to 15 minutes. the san mateo bridge there is an incident reported westbound, not on the bridge but on the side of the role. it would not affect your drive on the span. your ride to the golden gate bridge is still looking good. >> let's take a look at the traffic maps. your ride on 24, 80 westbound is completely clear. the mimic is also clear through oakland. 680 is looking great and there are no problems of the dublin interchange. south bay freeway has no delays and the n

the sun is coming up, heating the ground, overturning the atmosphere is we will be hot again especially in the east bay today and tomorrow. summer spread tomorrow, it will be coolest at the coast at 60 but we could be 100 inland a 40-degree spread. we will be back to normal with all of us in the east bay by the week. the cloud cover shows by 10:00 it stars to retreat quickly to the coast and we will see pockets of sunshine develop in the afternoon hours. we will reach the 90's in the south bay and the further south you are the less influence of the wind and 98 if loss get and 99 in gilroy and a lot of mid-to-upper 80's and even millbrae but the coast is mid-to-upper 60's and mid-70's in south san francisco with more sunshine and same in sausalito at 78. san rafael is 88. petaluma is the cool spot at 86 and everyone else is in the low-to-mid 90's but beaches are 30 degrees cooler in the mid-to-upper 80's. a lot of low-to-mid 80's but where the sea breeze will have an influence around oakland and berkeley and richmond and mid-to-upper 70's so delightful there. no such luck in the east bay valley upper 90

. >>> traffic is running smoothly once again on the bay bridge this morning after being shut down for a short time yesterday because of a suspicious package. sky 7hd was on sight on the unusual site of an empty bay bridge. this turn out to be a small gray canister that ended up being harmless. bridge was closed about 2:45 yesterday afternoon and lasted about 30 minutes. you can see there we caught drivers going in the wrong direction in the toll plaza to turn back around. others who got stuck got out of their cars and walked around while they waited. the bridge shut down came during an already hectic commute over the bay area thanks to two major league baseball games and a concert. the of fans walked to candlestick park for the j sze and justin timer lake concert. many lost their patience in the sea of cars. >> what do you think about the traffic? >> it's a nightmare. should ask the driver, though. she's in a rage. >> other events included the giants game against the cubs, a postal service concert in berkeley and a john mayer concert in mountain view. for the latest traffic news, down

it will be another hot one? >> in the east bay it will be hot and other areas not so hot as we taper this air mass a little bit. here is radar and the satellite. you can see the clouds along the coast filling in the bay and i don't thing they will quite make it to the east bay valley so you, again, will be in the hundreds and no one else has to worry. 1.5 miles is what we have for visibility at half moon bay and everything else is okay because of the main layer clouds we do not see much clouds form. it is at the top of the bay bridge and moving all the way up to 1,700' a sign of cooling on the way. the heat will hold in the east and the rest of us have afternoon sunshine and temperatures are cooler, and the it will still be hot in the east, with a 40 degree spread between there and the coast. back to formal this weekend. in the south bay, it is still warm, near 100 in morgan hill and los gatos, and a lot of low to my 90's from sunnyvale and santa clara at none to san jose at 92. up the peninsula, mid-to-upper 80's from san mateo t

bay bridge zblet. >> yes. whatever opposite of friday light is, this had to be it. it's not pretty out here, traffic is truly monumental. we're making a slow crawl to the bay bridge. it's not going very well. it's taken a half hour just to go three blocks from first and howard street. we're approaching the hair wri yi son street onramp where i would say a half block away. traffic is gridlocked. we're inching along here, a lot of motorists see abc 7 news logo. they've been asking whaus is going on. and explained there was a sus spishus device and that is what is causing this. they say it's been a long time since they've seen traffic this bad. if you're trying to get out of the city, trying to make it home, if you can delay that trip that would be amazing idea or likely to take bart if you can because traffic is not pretty at all. >> we have a live shot of the bridge. it's getting there that is proving to be extreme challenge with many events in the bay area it's going to be a mess. >> this is a bad traffic location anyway. under normal circumstance was traffic snaking

police, fire, and emergency workers they will not be on picket lines. and also east bay parks may be hit by a strike. about 600 park rangers, life guards, and other workers are threatening to walk off the job thursday and friday. the parks will not close but a strike could shut down some of the operations like swimming pools and visitor centers. later on today more contract talks are seed yuled with a -- scheduled with a state mediator. >>> well, a couple things going on. there is a little bit more fog starting to fill in north to south and higher clouds coming up. right there wrapping around. some lows are on the cool side. some are very mild to warm. there is no doubt about it a westerly breeze. 50s to 70s. inland it's very, very warm. dealing with a west wind. there is a tremendous difference between the forecast models for tomorrow. as much as 20 degrees. it's been a long time. it's going to be hot for areas inland. it will continue to be extremely hot. the higher clouds may take a few degrees off the higher temperatures. fog, sun, cool for some. mild, warm, hot far

be a very bad one. meanwhile, here in the bay area, onshore flow and a gorgeous day shaping up. i'm going to tell you why we will be the envy of the entire nation weather-wise in your full forecast. >>> traffic wise, looking pretty good now across the bay bridge. we have a crash in the east bay around walnut creek, talk about 680 and 24. that's a major interchange. sounds like a big crash. we'll get details coming up. >>> that is a beautiful look of the bay bridge. another vista this morning for you. you made it halfway through your work week. it's wednesday, july 17th. this is "today in the bay." into good morning to you. 5:00, i'm marla tellez, in for jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. breaking news in san jose. streets near japan are back open as investigators look at what made an officer shoot kill a pit

bay area. the numbers today are the same as yesterday. look at the flow coming from the south it shows like bows will be floating over the bay area from timeo time. san francisco, the airport will be partly cloudy, high of 70 did these. denver is nice and sunny. oak wind today is 70, san jose is 80, 80 for the east today, in the north bay numbers will be in the 70s. the extended forecast we have a few sprinkles, probably not but you have always got to cover yourself. it looks to be a mild week and temperatures will be in the mid 80s all week. it looks like a typical summer week. >>> a big area man at the chance to meet the man who saved his life. the man was diagnosed with leukemia but days to a bone marrow transplant he beat the dvds. yesterday he is donor. he says he is living proof that people need to get involved in bone marrow programs. >> some parts of asian culture are not opened to donating blood or stem cells or organs but, it is so important to do so. >> both men graduated from the same high school four years apart. >>> george zimmerman's legal problems may not be over. our legal expert what -- our legal x-ray talks about what ma

. >> ama: the clear blue skies of the bay area could be affected bay storm that is already hit the southwest u.s. good evening, i'm ama daetz. let's economic with abc7 news meteorologist leigh glaser. >> leigh: right now a slight chance -- let me show you what we will be keeping our eye on, especially tuesday. the fog moving inland this hour, but shifting over to the syria, you can see the thunderstorms building, and travel into southern california has just been crazy today, with isolated heavy severe thunderstorms near san diego, los angeles county, over towards barstow and palm springs. here's the satellite come's -- composite. this rotation towards northern california, and looks like tonight near fresno, they could see some isolateed thunderstormses, and in another day the bay area could see a few isolated thunderstorms as well. it's close watching. we know we'll get high humidity, especially monday night and tuesday. we'll talk more in detail about this coming up. >> tonight, firefighters battling the mountain fire in southern california are getting a built of help from the storm leigh w

be alarmed. government sources tell nbc bay area that three f-18 fighter jets will be making a low pass over the an francisco bay at 5:30, about ten minutes from now. they will be flying at about 2500 feet in the area of the bay bridge. the faa tells us it's part of a training mission. >>> still ahead, a real drama for a real housewife. the federal charges that could send a new jersey couple to prison. >>> i'm scott budman. a new way to plug in at the coffee shop. the wireless charge for your phone coming up. >>> plus one more day to take advantage of a special program here. it's our annual grant program called 21st century solutions. nonprofits can enter to win three grants which total up to $100,000. submissions will be accepted through the end of tomorrow. to apply, just go to our website and look for the 21st century solutions link. >>> in health matters, weight discrimination may lead to a vicious cycle that increases the risk for future weight problems. a new study at florida state university finds people who experience weight discrimination are more likely to remain or become obese. weight

will be told they have to fly gps into sfo. >> a bay area health advisory issued today because of smoke in the air. local officials pro dikted particulate matter would reach unhealthful levels this afternoon. smoke being drawn in by off shore winds. it's expected to be smoky and hazy tomorrow as well, but not unhealthful. >> now, to my home state of hawaii tropical storm flossie is dumping rain on islands now. this is a live shot near the main airport on maui winds and heavy turf spencer latest conditions. >> well, you can see here there are wide spread rainfall across the area in terms of structure appear to be falling aport. this is the center of the storm. most heaviest rain hitting southern edge of the big island. there are other areas of scattered heavy rain as well. strongest wind gusts just over 30 miles per hour so wind damage is not a concern. rain is hefy and rather wide spread. here is the exacted track of the storm, it's a weakening. continuing to weaken. a tropical storm moving west towards maui. and continues weakening as well. tomorrow, it probably will not be a very big

the pavilion opens at noon. >> should be beautiful around the bay. of the biggest travel days of the year. everybody getting out of town or coming into town. >> the good news about our weather no matter what you like you will be able to find it in the bay area from 60s up to 100 you can drive to the perfect weather. today we are following still more severe weather in and around the bay area from the subtropical moisture that is coming up from the south. numerous lightning strikes across tahoe. we are in the clear right now. we can't rule out some high based lightning here to move in as we head throughout the next 24 hours. most of this is dry and that is the biggest concern. it could spark more wild fires. today second day of the wind turning on shore ten to 20 miles per hour. that was cool enough to cool us off just a bit. walnut creek at 102 instead of 106. livermore down to 102. dublin 102. for the south bay we call it toasty here. instead of 100 in south san jose 94 degrees morgan hill at 94 and saratoga at 97. a first look at our forecast through

if you are in the east bay, it will be day six for the heat. it is quiet this morning. we have cloud cover along the coast and in the bay. some of the cooler weather from that marine layer has moved in the east bay valley. we were stuck in the 70's this time yesterday and now most of us in the low-to-mid 60's with conquer at 60 degrees and 66 in danville and 63 in dublin and 65 in brentwood and the hills are only 73. yesterday it was 80 so you know how warm the air mass was. all the 50's including 59 at foster city and 57 in district and calistoga and 55 in novato. in is emeryville this morning, a lot of low clouds and by the afternoon, all the heavy sunshine with the heat holding on in the interior section of the east bay and tomorrow the summer spread could be a 40-degree difference between inland and the coast. the cloud cover is here through the morning commute. by 10:00 it is back to the coast. in the afternoon hours you will have pockets of sunshine with greens indicating temperatures in the 60's, the reds and oranges are in the 70's and 80's and the dark red is 90

because it is going to be that close, with instability, it's too close for me to not just put this chance here with thunderstorms in the forecast for monday, tuesday and wednesday for the bay area. it will be very stray if anything happens, but we'll watch it closely with that fire danger hang. tomorrow looks like the best day of the weekend. so make your plans now. >> so hour by hour forecast for us? >> it looks good for you. hour by hour. >> all day? >> it's friday. >> thanks, jeff. >>> still ahead, held captive for checks. new details about a hostage case that might have gone on for a decade. plus -- >> you may not know what they do for a living, but those who work here are among the happiest employees in the entire country. i'm scott budman at the silicon valley company that does the work/life balance best. (sir can-a-lot) good day, ma' lady. i am sir can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! (male announcer) break the monotony. visit spam.com. >>> a stunning captive case in texas. houston police discovered four elderly men held against their will in what they're calling a dunchen. they said they had been lured into

it looks okay for the coast and tomorrow night will be a tough call and the bay will be in the 70s andd looks hot, this is day 7, it is just a very hot stretch of weather and today will be the last day looks like for majority and i checked in with them. 60s and 70s and 80s on the low, nice to warm to mild to hot, they threw in a tropical cloud, there are showers coming in from the valley and 60s to 100s, the higher clouds are keeping the temperatures down and it throws mugginess into the picture as well. i don't see any breeze as well, nothing that will spell relief but it does look cooler for tomorrow. >>> 5:51 will the bay bridge open this fall and a new meeting will decide that and when you know. >> plus 30 seconds of what became a you tube sensation, how they are trying to prevent a fee asco. >>> -- prevent a chaotic situation. ♪ [ roars ] ♪ ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ male announcer ] universal studios summer of survival. ♪ . >>> a lot of clouds and warm and muggy today. >>> do you remember this when all of the 4th of july fireworks went often last year, yes -- went off last year.

the forecast highs for sunday will be slightly cooler than these has we go into your bay area second the weekend. sun does come out for a time in pacifica. not for long. it will be a lot of fopping in the morning. slow clearing. saturday and sunday. saturday is the warmest day. sunday, slightly cooler but still nice. here comes the tropical moisture coming in from the south. those high clouds will bring a slight chance, perhaps something that resembles a shower or thunder shower. we will see you back here at 6:00 with the latest model. >>> there is a new challenge for same sex marriages in california. who is trying to stop them. >>> the new channel this bay area politician is facing. >>> we confirm that the girl who survived the asiana plane crash was run over and killed by a first responder's vehicle. >>> only on 2. >> a little boy bitten and hospitalized in the east bay. what you need to know now about rattlesnakes. >> these stories and more coming up in 10 minutes at 6:00. >>> the tsa plans to expand its expedited screening process at selected airports around the country. the prog

this weather system a couple hundred miles offshore will be approaching the bay area into the weekend that'll be the source of drizzle saturday morning into sunday morning. the real cooling moves in from the north. here's the overall trend saturday into sunday. this trend will continue into next week for monday into tuesday. here's our forecast model. we'll take this into your stand morning at can and 8:00. expected coverage here. coast side around the bay, a few patches inland. this is 8:00. just like today the clouds go back to near the coastline. as you can see here, leftover patches. same deal for the second half of the weekend. forecast highs for tomorrow, no triple digits. warmest locations on track to reach the mid90s. wind speeds do crank up into the afternoon hours by mid to late afternoon. could be approaching 20 to 25 miles per hour. right around the rim of the bay. upper 60s to 70s. upper 80s to low 90s. 91 degrees by about 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. san jose in the upper 70s. 78. san francisco, forecast high of 62. last weekend of july, that means the garlic festival. looks

bay bridge. the road that drivers will soon travel. now being paved with asphalt on both spans of the seismic retrofit project. now that the roadway of the self - anchored suspension span is near complete. cal-trans lays out the final steps before the new span can be opened. >> there is still some painting that needs to take place. there is electrical work, a barrier to work but we are really talking about smaller items but with the exceptions, most of the big items".behind us" >> pam: on the subject of the bolts. officials at cal- trans say, they have completed the first wave of testing on the replacement bolts. next up is a stress corrosion test that will take place in a couple of weeks. >> still ahead-- we continue to follow developing news two people are dead after a shooting at a business in san francisco's south of market neighborhood today. plus: the search for missing 21-month old daphne webb conitinues in oakland. a live report coming up. >> jacqueline: it is cool along the coast. mild. 80s and changes this weekend with warmer weather.

you will be more comfortable closer to the bay area. our clouds anding for show it is rolling out and we are not seeing too much in the way of cloud cover and that is how it will be for the day. it will heat up tremendously and today will be the last day of the scorching temperatures. that is all due to the areas of low pressure that are coming in and they are blowing in some marine air, some cooler marine air. morning showers are specificked in some areas and certainly by monday or tuesday in the afternoon we could see a possibility of more drizzle in some areas. that is going to bring our temperatures down to a comfortable temperature. as we look right now at the three-day forecast, today 104 is expected inland and 90 by the bay and 70 at the coast. tomorrow we cool down so you will see 10 to 15 degree drop and 84 is the high. 76 by the bay and 60 along the coast and 80 degrees on sunday and 74 by the bay and 60 degrees along the coast with cloud cover for good measure. now the traffic and see what is happening on the roads. i can tell

and faith that everyone has had in the project i can say today, i have a full-time job in bay view and i'll be a first time time homeowner in bay view as well. it's a huge accomplishment. i'll be reading this poem and dedicate it to everyone. we are the voiceless. who can't sleep long enough to dream who barely have periods between strafrgs. those mean very little when our voices sound like shadows falling into the dark and no one understands when no one is around to see. she fights everyday to fight for her smile. she knows the distances so alcohol is the only comfort she has grown accustomed to. we have nothing left burr but our voices and sometimes, we forgot we're realized with a shine so bright sometimes. and we are reminded there will be another day. we have nothing left but your voices to speak. thank you (clapping) >> thank you that was beautiful (clapping) well, thank you to the neighborhood and the leaders to all of you and thank you for being a part of something that was so extraordinary please join us for refreshments and don't forget to nibble on some cookies that were made specia

be collected. some city council members tell the bay area news group those concerns will be addressed. >>> closing arguments set for today in the trial of a woman accused of drunk driving in a crash that kills both her husband and her daughter. stacy lawnberg child with murder and child endangerment in that roll-other crash. her 67-year-old husband and 26-year-old daughter both died during the crash. her 1-year-old grandson was also in the car, but he managed to survive unharmed. prosecutors say lawn berg was driving under the influence when she sideswiped a car on highway 85 near los gatos and crashed in january of last year. >>> 4:35. in just a few hours polls open for santa clara county district two supervisor scene seat. the race between labor leader cindy chavez and water district commissioner theresa -- there are nearly 120,000 registered voters. polls open at 7:00 and they will close to night at 8:00. >>> the two women are running to decide who will replace disgraced supervisor george shirakawa junior. he is scheduled to be sentenced on friday. >>> a bay area soldier who died in the korean

we will be back with more in a couple of minutes. it look at the bay bridge. steer clear. . look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch? [ kids cheering ] you're missing a good game over here. those kids wouldn't have lasted one day in our shoes. [ male announcer ] add a wireless receiver. call to get u-verse tv for just $19 a month with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >>darya: 514 is the time right now. thanks for waking up with us on the kron4 morning news. let's get an update with our forecast with erica. >>erica: a lot of low-level clouds and dealing with a big fog bank right now. temperatures a little bit cooler this morning to where we were 24 hours ago. we are holding on to plenty of upper 50s. as we take a look at your visibili

bay. will be cooler tonight. from much of the bay area, we'll see lows into low to mid-60s, mid-50s near the coast. here is our forecast at 5:00 in the morning there will be patches of fog in some inland spots. fog burns back to the coast but not completely away from the coast. we'll have a nice strong surge as much as 25 degrees cooler tomorrow. highs upper 40s on the coast. mid-70s to mid-80s. 75 in redwood city. upper are 50s to low 60s on the coast. nompblg bay, mainly mid-80s. 82 napa. inland east bay much cooler than today, highs only into low to mid-80s. and here is the accu-weather forecast. goodbye triple bij fits hello comfortable weather. highs inland into 80s. and about 06s on coast. >> too much. >> thank you. >> up next, a 4th of july tradition. joey chestnut, what the champion says get him going. >>> on this 4th of july an american symbol. lady liberty reopened aeblgt months after super storm sandy swarmed liberty island. hundreds of workers were brought in to help with repairs today, lines of visito

be quite a big commute today. in 1997 there was gridlock across the bay area. that is the last time there was a bart station. we will be here every 30 minutes to let you know how the toll plaza looks. >> there were 275,000 passengers each day and now it is 400,000. so this is a bigger impact. bring the new abc7 news app with the latest news and alternatives for the commuter resources and check out car pool information available through 511, all very convenient and news yam is available for ipad or iphone or droid service. while you have on the t, how is the traffic situation? >> we are moving along at top speed so it is does not matter if you are the north bay or top speed it is all at top speed. we have construction with several lanes blocked but caltran is sparing us because there are not many projects. as we look at the altamont pass, 580 from tracy, we are at top speeds. 25 minutes to get you from tracy to dublin. that is continuing to the dublin interchange at top speed with slowing in the eastbound direction. 680 is moving smoothly. not seeing any delays. walnut creek shows 680 from highway four with a